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Dunkirk man facing drug, weapon charge

SILVER CREEK — A Dunkirk man has been charged after a vehicle stop this morning.

Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies report a vehicle was pulled over for a traffic infraction around 2:20 this morning in the area of Howard Street and Lake Avenue. A passenger in the vehicle was identified as 27-year-old Joseph M. Gill.

A subsequent investigation led to the Gill being charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Gill was processed and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail pending Centralized Arraignment.

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